H R 1248 in Congressional Session 106

Bill Number : H R 1248

Title : To prevent violence against women.

SUMMARY AS OF:
9/26/2000--Passed House amended.    (There is 1 other summary) TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• Title I:

  Continuing the Commitment of the Violence Against Women Act

• Subtitle A: Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grants to Combat Violence Against Women
• Subtitle B: National Domestic Violence Hotline
• Subtitle C: Battered Women's Shelters and Services
• Subtitle D: Community Initiatives
• Subtitle E: Education and Training for Judges and Court Personnel
• Subtitle F: Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies
• Subtitle G: Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement
• Subtitle H. National Stalker and Domestic Violence Reduction
• Subtitle I: Federal Victims' Counselors
• Subtitle J: Victims of Child Abuse Programs

• Title II:

  Sexual Assault Prevention

• Title III:

  Other Domestic Violence Programs

• Subtitle A: Strengthening Services to Victims of Violence
• Subtitle B: Limiting the Effects of Violence on Children
• Subtitle C: Protections Against Violence and Abuse for Women with Disabilities
• Subtitle D: Standards, Practice, and Training for Sexual Assault Examinations
• Subtitle E: Domestic Violence Task Force

Title I:

Continuing the Commitment of the Violence Against Women Act - Subtitle A: Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grants to Combat Violence Against Women - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (the Act) to authorize appropriations for FY 2001 through 2005 for grants to combat violent crimes against women.

(Sec. 102)

Revises grant allocation guidelines governing prosecution grants, victims' services, and State court systems.Expands grant purposes to include: (1) training that addresses sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and dating violence for State, local, and tribal judicial personnel;(2) training of sexual assault forensic medical personnel examiners; and (3) support for the development of sexual assault response teams. Provides that grants may be used for reporting violent crimes against women data to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.Directs the Attorney General to deny State grant applications that fail to provide documentation of collaborative efforts with other agencies or organizations.Redefines "victims' services" to include advocacy and assistance for victims seeking legal, social, and health care services.Includes as a prerequisite for Federal reimbursement of forensic medical exams of victims of sexual assault that the participating governmental entity notify all victims that such reimbursement is neither contingent upon the victim's report to law enforcement officials, nor upon the victim's cooperation in the prosecution of the assault.

(Sec. 103)

Directs the Attorney General to make grants to State domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions for purposes of coordinating with: (1) victim services activities; and (2) Federal, State, and local entities engaged in violence-against-women activities.

(Sec. 104)

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to States, Indian tribal governments, and local government units to provide technical and computer assistance to facilitate widespread enforcement of protection orders, including interstate enforcement, enforcement between States and tribal jurisdictions, and enforcement between tribal jurisdictions.Instructs the Attorney General to give priority to grant applicants that: (1) have established, or can demonstrate effective ongoing collaborative arrangements with neighboring jurisdictions to facilitate enforcement of protection orders; and (2) will give priority to using the grant to develop data collection and communication systems linking police, prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions for identification and tracking of protection orders.Revises eligible grantee criteria to include grantee certification that its laws, policies, and practices do not require a victim of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault to bear the costs associated with either a protection order or criminal protection order.

(Sec. 106)

Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) make grants to law school clinical programs to fund the inclusion of cases addressing issues of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including domestic violence, and sexual assault against older individuals; and (2) develop curricula and provide for training programs in those issues for law enforcement officers and prosecutors (including tribal authorities). Authorizes appropriations.Subtitle B: National Domestic Violence Hotline - Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) to authorize increased appropriations for the national domestic violence hotline grant. Requires grantees to submit a grant evaluation report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the HHS Secretary) for publication and public comment as a prerequisite to a grant award or renewal.Subtitle C: Battered Women's Shelters and Services - Battered Women's Shelters and Services Act - Amends the FVPSA to authorize appropriations for State grants. Modifies guidelines governing: (1) allotment of appropriations; (2) grants for information and technical assistance centers; and (3) authorization of appropriations.

(Sec. 123)

Instructs the HHS Secretary to award grants for: (1) State domestic violence coalitions and local domestic violence programs providing shelter or related assistance, in order to develop model strategies to address domestic violence in underserved populations; (2) each State domestic violence coalition for an emergency assistance fund for domestic violence victims; (3) technical assistance and training for State and local domestic violence programs; and (4) private, nonprofit, tribal domestic violence coalitions with representatives from a majority of the programs for victims of domestic violence operating within Indian reservations, and programs whose primary focus is the populations of such Indian country.

(Sec. 124)

Instructs the Attorney General to award transitional housing assistance grants to States, local government entities, and Indian tribes for victims of domestic violence. Authorizes appropriations.Subtitle D: Community Initiatives - Authorizes appropriations for demonstration grants for community initiatives.Subtitle E: Education and Training for Judges and Court Personnel - Amends the Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 to permit training grants for judges and court personnel to include: (1) child custody, visitation, and safety issues raised by domestic violence and child sexual assault; and (2) the extent to which addressing domestic violence and victim safety contributes to the efficient administration of justice.

(Sec. 141)

Expands the scope of State Justice Institute grants to include dating violence.Subtitle F: Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies - Amends the Act to reauthorize appropriations to implement the functions of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

(Sec. 152)

Mandates that at least five percent of appropriated funds be used for grants to Indian tribal governments to treat domestic violence as a serious violation of criminal law.Subtitle G: Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement - Amends the Safe Homes for Women Act of 1994 to authorize appropriations for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement. Mandates that five percent of such funds be used for grants to Indian tribal governments.Subtitle H: National Stalker and Domestic Violence Reduction - Amends the Safe Homes for Women Act of 1994 to authorize appropriations for grants to enter stalking and domestic violence data into crime information databases.Subtitle I: Federal Victims' Counselors - Amends the Safe Streets for Women Act of 1994 to authorize appropriations for the United States Attorneys to appoint Victim-Witness counselors for the prosecution of domestic violence and sexual assault crimes.Subtitle J: Victims of Child Abuse Programs - Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for: (1) the court-appointed special advocate program; and (2) child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners.

(Sec. 193)

Amends the Act to authorize appropriations for grants for closed-circuit televising of testimony of child abuse victims.

Title II:

Sexual Assault Prevention - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the use of certain State funds exclusively for rape prevention and education programs conducted by rape crisis centers and private nonprofit nongovernmental State and tribal sexual assault coalitions for specified programs.

(Sec. 201)

Instructs the HHS Secretary to establish a National Resource Center on Sexual Assault when appropriations reach a specified minimum level. Mandates that State grantors ensure that at least 25 percent of the funds are devoted to educational programs targeted for middle school, junior high, and high school aged students. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 203)

Mandates that demonstration projects which address interpersonal violence issues within a hospital emergency setting include, on a 24-hour basis, health care professionals trained in specified victim identification and evidence collection protocols.

Title III:

Other Domestic Violence Programs - Subtitle A: Strengthening Services to Victims of Violence - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to provide civil legal assistance to victims of domestic and dating violence. Authorizes appropriations.Subtitle B: Limiting the Effects of Violence on Children - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to public or private nonprofit nongovernmental entities to establish and operate supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children by and between parents in cases of domestic violence, child abuse, or sexual assault. Authorizes appropriations.Subtitle C: Protections Against Violence and Abuse for Women with Disabilities - Makes the protection of women with disabilities eligible for grants and research under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994.

(Sec. 313)

Directs the Attorney General to establish a grants program for States, nongovernmental private entities, and tribal organizations to provide education and technical assistance for information dissemination on abuse and violence against women with disabilities. Authorizes appropriations.Subtitle D: Standards, Practice, and Training for Sexual Assault Examinations - Standards, Practice, and Training for Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Act - Directs the Attorney General, in conjunction with the HHS Secretary, to: (1) evaluate standards of training and practice for licensed health care professionals performing sexual assault forensic examinations, and develop a national recommended training standard; (2) recommend sexual assault examination training for health care students to improve recognition of injuries suggestive of rape and sexual assault; and (3) establish a mechanism for nationwide dissemination of a national protocol on sexual assault for forensic examinations. Authorizes appropriations.Subtitle E: Domestic Violence Task Force - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to direct the Attorney General to establish a task force to coordinate research on domestic violence and report to Congress on any overlapping or duplication of efforts on domestic violence issues. Authorizes appropriations.

Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 4/12/1999

Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] - 2/2/2000

Rep Allen, Thomas H. [ME-1] - 4/15/1999

Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 9/9/1999

Rep Baca, Joe [CA-42] - 5/4/2000

Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] - 5/10/1999

Rep Baldacci, John Elias [ME-2] - 5/14/1999

Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 4/20/1999

Rep Barrett, Thomas M. [WI-5] - 4/27/1999

Rep Bass, Charles F. [NH-2] - 5/8/2000

Rep Bentsen, Ken [TX-25] - 4/20/1999

Rep Bereuter, Doug [NE-1] - 7/27/2000

Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 3/24/1999

Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-26] - 5/17/1999

Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] - 3/24/1999

Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-49] - 10/20/1999

Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] - 7/10/2000

Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] - 10/20/1999

Rep Blagojevich, Rod R. [IL-5] - 9/6/2000

Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] - 4/20/1999

Rep Boehlert, Sherwood [NY-23] - 4/15/1999

Rep Bonior, David E. [MI-10] - 5/10/1999

Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-44] - 6/28/2000

Rep Borski, Robert A. [PA-3] - 4/12/1999

Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] - 5/18/2000

Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9] - 3/24/1999

Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] - 4/27/1999

Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 6/14/1999

Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3] - 4/12/1999

Rep Brown, George E., Jr. [CA-42] - 5/18/1999

Rep Brown, Sherrod [OH-13] - 4/12/1999

Rep Burton, Dan [IN-6] - 10/14/1999

Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-43] - 6/15/1999

Rep Capps, Lois [CA-22] - 4/12/1999

Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] - 5/14/1999

Rep Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD-3] - 4/27/1999

Rep Carson, Julia [IN-10] - 3/24/1999

Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] - 9/25/2000

Rep Christensen, Donna MC [VI] - 5/14/1999

Rep Clayton, Eva M. [NC-1] - 4/27/1999

Rep Clement, Bob [TN-5] - 11/17/1999

Rep Clyburn, James E. [SC-6] - 9/13/1999

Rep Condit, Gary A. [CA-18] - 6/28/2000

Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 9/9/1999

Rep Cook, Merrill [UT-2] - 9/13/1999

Rep Cooksey, John [LA-5] - 4/15/1999

Rep Costello, Jerry F. [IL-12] - 6/12/2000

Rep Coyne, William J. [PA-14] - 6/6/2000

Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [AL-5] - 9/25/2000

Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] - 4/12/1999

Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] - 3/24/1999

Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 4/20/1999

Rep Danner, Pat [MO-6] - 3/24/1999

Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 5/11/1999

Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-9] - 5/18/2000

Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 5/11/1999

Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] - 3/24/1999

Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] - 4/12/1999

Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 5/10/1999

Rep Deutsch, Peter [FL-20] - 7/1/1999

Rep Dixon, Julian C. [CA-32] - 9/25/2000

Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-18] - 9/6/2000

Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] - 9/22/1999

Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] - 9/12/2000

Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] - 9/28/1999

Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] - 5/24/2000

Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] - 7/12/1999

Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2] - 3/24/1999

Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] - 2/29/2000

Rep Everett, Terry [AL-2] - 6/21/2000

Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F.H. [AS] - 4/27/1999

Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 4/27/1999

Rep Filner, Bob [CA-50] - 4/15/1999

Rep Fletcher, Ernie [KY-6] - 5/24/2000

Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] - 5/14/1999

Rep Ford, Harold E., Jr. [TN-9] - 11/9/1999

Rep Fowler, Tillie [FL-4] - 3/24/1999

Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 5/8/2000

Rep Franks, Bob [NJ-7] - 6/9/1999

Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] - 4/20/1999

Rep Frost, Martin [TX-24] - 4/12/1999

Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-23] - 9/11/2000

Rep Ganske, Greg [IA-4] - 7/27/2000

Rep Gejdenson, Sam [CT-2] - 3/14/2000

Rep Gephardt, Richard A. [MO-3] - 9/6/2000

Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] - 4/27/1999

Rep Gilman, Benjamin A. [NY-20] - 3/24/1999

Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 9/11/2000

Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] - 9/11/2000

Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] - 3/24/1999

Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 5/14/1999

Rep Green, Mark [WI-8] - 6/15/2000

Rep Greenwood, James C. [PA-8] - 9/12/2000

Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] - 11/1/1999

Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] - 6/7/2000

Rep Hall, Tony P. [OH-3] - 7/27/2000

Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 4/15/1999

Rep Hilliard, Earl F. [AL-7] - 9/9/1999

Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-26] - 4/12/1999

Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] - 5/10/1999

Rep Hoeffel, Joseph M. [PA-13] - 5/10/1999

Rep Holden, Tim [PA-6] - 6/29/2000

Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 11/17/1999

Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] - 5/4/2000

Rep Horn, Stephen [CA-38] - 5/18/2000

Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-31] - 7/27/2000

Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] - 10/14/1999

Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] - 11/1/1999

Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] - 3/24/1999

Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 4/12/1999

Rep Jefferson, William J. [LA-2] - 4/15/1999

Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] - 3/24/1999

Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-6] - 3/24/1999

Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [OH-11] - 3/24/1999

Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 4/15/1999

Rep Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] - 3/24/1999

Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 4/15/1999

Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-9] - 6/12/2000

Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-15] - 5/18/1999

Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] - 4/12/1999

Rep Kleczka, Gerald D. [WI-4] - 5/24/2000

Rep Kolbe, Jim [AZ-5] - 9/9/1999

Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 9/28/1999

Rep Kuykendall, Steven T. [CA-36] - 9/9/1999

Rep LaFalce, John J. [NY-29] - 5/14/1999

Rep LaHood, Ray [IL-18] - 9/6/2000

Rep Lampson, Nick [TX-9] - 10/20/1999

Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] - 3/24/1999

Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 9/17/1999

Rep LaTourette, Steven C. [OH-19] - 6/21/2000

Rep Leach, James A. [IA-1] - 3/24/1999

Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 5/18/2000

Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] - 9/25/2000

Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 4/20/1999

Rep Lipinski, William O. [IL-3] - 7/26/1999

Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] - 4/12/1999

Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] - 3/24/1999

Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] - 4/12/1999

Rep Lucas, Ken [KY-4] - 7/10/2000

Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 3/24/1999

Rep Maloney, James H. [CT-5] - 4/15/1999

Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] - 4/15/1999

Rep Martinez, Matthew G. [CA-31] - 6/9/1999

Rep Matsui, Robert T. [CA-5] - 3/24/1999

Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 5/24/1999

Rep McCarthy, Karen [MO-5] - 7/27/2000

Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 6/22/1999

Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 4/12/1999

Rep McKinney, Cynthia A. [GA-4] - 3/24/1999

Rep McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21] - 3/24/1999

Rep Meehan, Martin T. [MA-5] - 5/4/2000

Rep Meek, Carrie P. [FL-17] - 5/14/1999

Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37] - 5/11/1999

Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 4/12/1999

Rep Mink, Patsy T. [HI-2] - 5/10/1999

Rep Moakley, John Joseph [MA-9] - 7/27/2000

Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 4/20/1999

Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 7/26/1999

Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] - 7/26/1999

Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] - 3/24/1999

Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 4/15/1999

Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-34] - 9/9/1999

Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2] - 9/9/1999

Rep Northup, Anne M. [KY-3] - 5/25/1999

Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 3/24/1999

Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] - 11/4/1999

Rep Ose, Doug [CA-3] - 7/27/2000

Rep Owens, Major R. [NY-11] - 5/18/2000

Rep Oxley, Michael G. [OH-4] - 9/11/2000

Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] - 5/18/1999

Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] - 2/2/2000

Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-2] - 6/10/1999

Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 5/17/1999

Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] - 9/9/1999

Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 6/15/2000

Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] - 4/27/1999

Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] - 2/29/2000

Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] - 10/6/1999

Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] - 4/20/1999

Rep Quinn, Jack [NY-30] - 6/12/2000

Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] - 10/7/1999

Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 3/24/1999

Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] - 7/1/1999

Rep Rivers, Lynn N. [MI-13] - 6/15/2000

Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-28] - 5/10/1999

Rep Rogan, James E. [CA-27] - 9/11/2000

Rep Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [PR] - 9/9/1999

Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 4/27/1999

Rep Roukema, Marge [NJ-5] - 4/15/1999

Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-33] - 4/12/1999

Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-39] - 9/11/2000

Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 5/11/1999

Rep Sabo, Martin Olav [MN-5] - 9/6/2000

Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-46] - 7/26/1999

Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] - 4/15/1999

Rep Sandlin, Max [TX-1] - 10/7/1999

Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] - 4/13/2000

Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 4/27/1999

Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] - 9/25/2000

Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-5] - 3/16/2000

Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] - 3/24/1999

Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-24] - 9/25/2000

Rep Shimkus, John [IL-20] - 6/12/2000

Rep Shows, Ronnie [MS-4] - 3/24/1999

Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] - 9/11/2000

Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] - 9/13/1999

Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] - 9/6/2000

Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 9/6/2000

Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] - 5/4/2000

Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] - 6/28/2000

Rep Spratt, John M., Jr. [SC-5] - 4/12/1999

Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 5/24/2000

Rep Strickland, Ted [OH-6] - 5/25/2000

Rep Talent, Jim [MO-2] - 5/20/1999

Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] - 9/23/1999

Rep Taylor, Charles H. [NC-11] - 9/6/2000

Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] - 7/27/2000

Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] - 10/5/1999

Rep Thurman, Karen L. [FL-5] - 5/20/1999

Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] - 5/4/2000

Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 4/12/1999

Rep Turner, Jim [TX-2] - 10/14/1999

Rep Udall, Mark [CO-2] - 10/14/1999

Rep Udall, Tom [NM-3] - 5/20/1999

Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] - 7/27/2000

Rep Walsh, James T. [NY-25] - 7/11/2000

Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] - 9/9/1999

Rep Watkins, Wes [OK-3] - 4/15/1999

Rep Watt, Melvin L. [NC-12] - 2/2/2000

Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-29] - 3/24/1999

Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] - 4/12/1999

Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 9/9/1999

Rep Weygand, Robert A. [RI-2] - 4/27/1999

Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] - 6/21/2000

Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] - 3/24/1999

Rep Wise, Robert E., Jr. [WV-2] - 5/20/1999

Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 4/12/1999

Rep Wu, David [OR-1] - 4/13/2000

Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] - 4/27/1999